The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29

faI-i.isaiIg dodasd and kept out
u riea a. by the Auh-Prohibi-
homsts m THE campaign They
ar, realy D. divert attention many
direction. and discuss amy subject,
1n ORDER T. draw and keep atten-
aan fIam the zeal Issue ihe pro-
hlitioa II tie liquor traffic Lib
err license. Democracy, kepublI-
nizia. revenue. grapes Church
nl -at-. I,rearlers. ions-hairel
nen and sho1i haired women, IA
uaiirisn even ripe eggs. rather
sian The prohibition Of the liquor
aaie allieh Is the only question
bef.ae she people The fact ought
H. g. suggestive 10 every man who
las aote. Tie liquor traffic itself
aout baur discussion. 1t can't
furnish an argument in IT. own "a
soy. The only argument It seems
o. furnish j., that il cannot be pro-
hibited Il j. too lawless and IN
-erupuloHs IL be- restrained II
has no respect for God, OF man, or
ieoency. OF Law. OF conscience, or
cath Il VIII corrupt the ballot, it
Hli make officers forswear them
selFes and violate their oath to
enforce the laws. It viii bride leg
islatures to loopholes for its Grim
anal continuance. IT viii bride
Judges and magistrates and juries,
and defhrones justice. in it Own
interest This is what the argu-
meut mems when men say that
Prohibition vii not prohibit The
very boldness and impotence Of
tie argument should cali 10 the
overthrow Of the traffic every pa
hiot IN the land The reason is
~ insult 10 every honest official
ID the state; II Ii a bitter eondem-
nation d the traffic Itself, and all
who support It's Infamous measures.
The anti-proliibitionists who uses
L should blush for very shame Of
Iis oRn cause. and the man vino IS
an Observation-Disclosures on this
ground j. more coward than a
1sfrIof. more the slave Of a iyrapt
monopoly than friend 10 his fell
'low men This argument is not
% tie merit, but Oh the demerit of
tie traffic. Its advocates would
bid you lay down your neck to ey-
efy fyraut's heel, % open the food
gates 10 every vice, and tamely
submit 10 every imposition But
they DO not put the matter IN this
shape. set this Is an Il means
uhen % man says Prohibitiou vill
no prohibit It serves as a diver
sion. especially with the ignorant
~ nother-bird ever more warily
sought to divert the attention of
one too close to her helpless young
away from the place, than the an
It's have sought 10 divert attention
from the liquor traffic This fact
aioDe should condemn them n
their efforts and open the eyes Of
al to the enormiiy Of the traffic it
is proposed to prohibit, too bad,
+ toe criminal, too corrupting, too
universally condemened, to bear
discussion To suppress the liquor
traffic Is the whole design, import
and purpose Of the proposed
amendment tx
o. What Is the difference be-
tween a prohibitionist and high
I iioensist?
A High lieensists believe III
putting whisky into a boy through
. 5000 funnel, and then putting
tie boy into the gutter: the prohi-
bitionist believes in putting the
whisky into the gutter and saving
TIE ,se5 HepaDlIc.
Superintendent Lawler of the
Residing Railroad, has issued a no.
tee 70 all employees of the Schuyl-
XII Division that they must alb
stain from intoxicants, whether on
duty or not ANY man reported
70 have been seen taking a drink
4 liquor OF beer viii be summari-
ly dismissed from the service of
The company. He says in the or
der thst there Is no business that
needz leTel-head men more than
fail-roading, both for the good Of
the employees and the travelling
public
t. sen rum for livelihood is
bad enough, but for q whole COM
munity to share the responsibility
aud guilt Of such a traffic seems a
worse bargain than that Of Eve OF
Judas Horace Greedy, in 1888.
4 saloon keeper was heard Il
say the other day that If prohibi-
fion carried be hoped 10 see the
streets Of Georgetown run knee
deep n blood The liquor dealeri